Regional Lean Expert

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

The Regional Lean Expert is a Lean Thinker and Lean Leader with a deep understanding of Lean Transformation. They play a central role in developing and supporting the organization into a Lean enterprise based upon GKN Aerospace Lean Operating Model and it Three Brilliant Basics. They will support, coach, influence and train Leadership Teams and site LEAN Deployment Leaders at their assigned sites, ensuring rigor and fidelity to the site Lean Deployment Plan, developing the site Lean competence to a level that makes it self-sufficient in the Lean Operating Model.

The Regional Lean Expert is supporting the development of Lean expertise within all of their allocated sites, supporting high performing Lean expertise, certification at the appropriate level as needed.• Role modeling a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place to Work value drivers and Culture Principles• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied across GKN and that all locations are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.• Supporting the development of first-class leaders who are readily able to progress to the next level of leadership, when required, and who embody the GKNA culture principles.• Supporting their allocated sites to achieve a effective and efficient LEAN way of workingCoaching Site Leadership teams and Site Lean Deployment Leaders in their deployment of the Lean way of working and the associated site improvements projects and Kaizen Events, in alignment with Breakthrough Plans.• Ensuring alignment of internal and any appropriate external resources on the use of the GKN Aerospace Lean way of working and itsterminology and methodology• Actively sharing best practice sharing across site and regions, building knowledge and best practice networks both internally and externally, developing self as a thought leader in the field of Lean Thinking and Leadership• Developing deep Lean Expertise across their assigned Performance Centers, ensuring that they become self-sufficient in running the Lean way of working, training and coaching to certification, at all levels of the Lean Learning Academy• Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:• The company Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies• Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government Export Control regulations

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications: • BS degree, or equivalent, in an Engineering or Science discipline• 10+ years' business experience in LEAN processes / Continuous Improvement• 5+ years' business experience in a leadership role

Preferred Qualifications:• GKN Experience • Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members• A track record of Leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams• Second or advanced degree in Business• Previous and significant experience in multi-site Lean Transformation• A Lean Certification from a reputable certifying body or benchmark company• Aerospace supply chain experience• A passion for the Aerospace industry

Travel Requirement:• 25 - 30% (Most travel will be domestic, but potential for international travel)

We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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